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Maria – movie review

Lauded American born Greek opera singer Maria Callas’ (2nd December 1923 – 16th September 1977), final days are captured in…

Companion – movie review

Be careful what you wish for. That is one of the takeaways from the psychological thriller Companion. It is a…

Babygirl – movie review

To the outside world she has the perfect life. She is CEO of her own company that is going places.…

Follies (Victorian Opera) – musical review

A couple of fraught relationships and bygone days are at the heart of Stephen Sondheim’s pointed Tony Award-winning musical, Follies.…

Shirley Valentine (Athenaeum Theatre) – theatre review

Life hasn’t turned out the way 42-year-old Liverpool housewife Shirley Valentine had envisaged. Married with two adult children – a…

A Body at Work (Theatre Works) – theatre review

Writer and performer Frankie van kan came from a liberal family and, for the most part, was comfortable in her…

37 (MTC) – theatre review

When I first saw 37 almost a year ago, I was suitably impressed by the authenticity, grit, vitriol and humour…

Sing Sing – movie review

A moving tale of rehabilitation, featuring many convicted criminals playing themselves, it is based on a theatre group at the…

Flight Risk – movie review

So far over the top, but fun, Flight Risk is a guilty pleasure. It is all about carrying a government…

The Brutalist – movie review

Stunning. A masterpiece. The Brutalist is a richly woven tale of pain and perseverance. It is the film of the…